Patents by Inventor Gregory Robert Parker

Gregory Robert Parker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Per thread garbage collection
    Patent number: 8255436
    Abstract: Per thread garbage collection is disclosed. Objects associated only with a thread that created them are tracked. At a garbage collection time for a particular thread, it is determined which objects associated only with that thread remain reachable from a restricted root set associated with the thread. Any thread-only objects that are not determined to be reachable are garbage collected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald Blaine Garst, Jr., Gregory Robert Parker, Douglas Joshua Behnke, Patrick C. Beard
  • PER THREAD GARBAGE COLLECTION
    Publication number: 20110238713
    Abstract: Per thread garbage collection is disclosed. Objects associated only with a thread that created them are tracked. At a garbage collection time for a particular thread, it is determined which objects associated only with that thread remain reachable from a restricted root set associated with the thread. Any thread-only objects that are not determined to be reachable are garbage collected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Gerald Blaine Garst Jr., Gregory Robert Parker, Douglas Joshua Behnke, Patrick C. Beard
  • Per thread garbage collection
    Patent number: 7991808
    Abstract: Per thread garbage collection is disclosed. Objects associated only with a thread that created them are tracked. At a garbage collection time for a particular thread, it is determined which objects associated only with that thread remain reachable from a restricted root set associated with the thread. Any thread-only objects that are not determined to be reachable are garbage collected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald Blaine Garst, Jr., Gregory Robert Parker, Douglas Joshua Behnke, Patrick C. Beard
  • Per thread garbage collection
    Publication number: 20090292749
    Abstract: Per thread garbage collection is disclosed. Objects associated only with a thread that created them are tracked. At a garbage collection time for a particular thread, it is determined which objects associated only with that thread remain reachable from a restricted root set associated with the thread. Any thread-only objects that are not determined to be reachable are garbage collected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: Gerald Blaine Garst, JR., Gregory Robert Parker, Douglas Joshua Behnke, Patrick C. Beard